KAS Newsletter, Issue 96, Spring 2013
Written By KAS
Your Quarterly Newsletter
www.kentarchaeology.org.uk
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
DOVER
BOAT
SPRING 2013
ISSUE NUMBER 96
3 Fixing a Leak 4-6 What’s On + East Farleigh update 7 Swale Project
10-11 Notes from the Archive
14 Keys to family History 15 Mystery Site + Letters 16 Folkestone Award
2 Dover Boat 1550 BC Project
8-9 You & Your Society + Committee Round Up 12 New Books
13 Mast House + Canterbury Grants
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STOP PRESS
Your AGM agenda and papers are
included in this Newsletter.
We hope to see you there.
KENT
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SOCIETY
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Many KAS members will
know about the ‘Boat
1550 BC’ project.
Indeed, two gold ornament hoards
from Aylesford held in the Society’s
collections form part of the
project’s travelling exhibition.
Currently at Ename, Belgium,
the exhibition moves on to
Dover in July and members
will then be able to see these
in all their glory!
The Cante rb u r y
Archaeological Trust
Education Service, supported
by the KAS, is working with
educationalists in France and
Belgium on a number of
forthcoming activities associated
with ‘Boat 1550 BC’, including the
building of handling kits and
supporting learning projects for
school children, students and
teachers in all three participating
countries. Liaising between three
countries can be challenging, even
with 21st century technologies and
a mix of languages (but seldom
Flemish) can result in some
interesting communication at times.
In this year of the project one of
the key education activities is to
build the handling kits which will
be part of the legacy long after ‘Boat
1550 BC’ has ended. The principal
aims for the kit and associated
learning activities are to encourage
understanding about the Dover
Boat and the Bronze Age and to
d e v e lop cro s s - b o r d e r
communication between children,
students and teachers.
To this end, in consultation with
colleagues in France and Belgium,
CAT and Canterbury Christ
Church University Faculty of
Education are writing the Boat Kit
Teacher Guide. This introduces the
Bronze Age to non-specialists
through lesson plans and resources
drawing on the Dover Boat
discovery and others this side of the
Channel. Adding to this examples
from our colleagues of Bronze Age
discoveries in France and
Belgium will result, we hope,
in a unique ‘Transmanche’
teaching and learning tool.
Each Boat Kit will include
a set of replica Bronze Age
items to illustrate the culture
and technologies of the time,
the Teacher Guide, selected
child-friendly items from the
travelling ‘Boat 1550 BC’
exhibition along with some
other items illustrating results
of the project. There will also be
some fragments of archaeological
material (but sadly probably not
Bronze Age) enabling young people
to practise analytical skills and get
their hands on some original finds.
While ‘Boat 1550 BC’ is
principally an EU funded project,
CAT Education Service activities
are also supported by the Kent
Archaeological Society.
Front page: Boat pic
Fig 1: Resources being trialled with undergraduate teachers at Canterbury Christ Church University workshops.
Boat 1550 BC Project
Educational Activity
By Marion Green On display in Boulogne
Fig 1
For several months the Kent
Underground Research
Group, one of many KAS
affiliated organisations, have been
assisting the Crossness Engines
Trust. They have been using their
expertise in the excavation of
difficult areas in the search for an
underground leak. Every day round
about midday water flows into a
disused sewer. The sewer had been
filled with sand when the engines
were decommissioned some years
ago. As all the obvious reasons for
the influx of water had been tried
and explored the only option left
was to excavate the tunnel filling.
At the same time that this work was
being carried out other members of
the group were clearing out the sand
filling of one of the pump cylinders.
When this is finished the Trust will
be able to further their work of
restoration of a second beam engine.
An electric winch constructed by
the group’s engineer, Paul Thorn, is
used to lift the buckets of sand from
the excavation site up to the floor
of the engine house. From there it
is wheel barrowed to a dumper truck
and driven to an area where the
Trust is constructing a nature area.
The exploratory work on the old
sewer has now been finished and we
have ascertained that the water
emanates elsewhere. Resulting from
this discovery we are now digging
into one of the original filter
chambers. This chamber had a
continuous bucket chain hoist and
was used to remove large items from
the sewers prior to the residue being
pumped into the underground
reservoir. In earlier times the
reservoirs were emptied into the
river on the outgoing tide.
One member of the group has
explored some of the disused sewers
in an inflatable dinghy. After air
tests using a miners lamp he was
lowered into the void with his boat.
The original intention was to
photograph the original sluice gates
to the river. However, once down
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there the spirit of exploration got a
hold and he explored the adjacent
tunnels whilst the surface crew went
from vent to vent to keep a check
on his progress.
It should be pointed out that
before any of the group’s activities
are carried out a proper risk
assessment is made and measures
are put in place to deal with any
emergency. KURG members carry
a £5,000,000 insurance and
indemnity policy. We have carried
out exploratory work for local
authorities, developers, the National
Trust and Canterbury Cathedral.
If you do come across underground
features on sites we can usually help
in surveys and excavation.
Top Image: Exploration of the disused sewers by dinghy.
Middle Image: KURG low voltage electric winch being used in Crossness Engine House
Bottom Image: Shaft leading down to river sluice gate and disused sewers.
FIXING A LEAK
(NOT JUST A WASHER)
By Mike Clinch
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WHAT’S ON
KAS EVENTS
SOUTH EAST REGION INDUSTRIAL
ARCHAEOLOGY CONFERENCE
Saturday 27 April
Dartford Grammar School
Details and booking form are on the KAS
website. The conference will cover a wide variety
of past Kent industries. Cost £12 and it is
possible to pre-book lunch. Entry on the day
£15. If you require further information please
contact Mike Clinch mike@mikeclinch.co.uk or
01322 526425.
INTRODUCTION TO THE KAS LIBRARY
Wednesday 8 May 10.30am
See advert on page 8
LIFE AND DEATH IN SAXON KENT
Maidstone Museum & Bentlif
Art Gallery with the KAS
13 & 14 July
A Festival of Archaeology event. Regia Anglorum
Saxon encampment in Brenchley Gardens with
longship launching on the Medway; KAS Library
open with displays, conservation workshops,
lots of kids activities and family trails, finds
identification by Kent’s Finds Liaison Officer,
displays by local archaeology groups, talk on
Anglo Saxon Kent – all FREE.
For more details http://www.museum.
maidstone.gov.uk/events/ or 01622 602853
(Learning Team).
KAS CHURCHES COMMITTEE VISIT
Saturday 22 June
St Clements, Old Romney and St Nicholas,
New Romney
Meet at 13.45 for 14.00 start at Old Romney, St
Clements. Post Code TN29 0HP, Grid Ref TR 035
251
We will then move on to New Romney, St
Nicholas. Post Code TN28 8EU, Grid Ref TR 065
32475
The cost of the visits is £5 to include tea and
biscuits at Wye College. Details on the day.
Please register by emailing or telephoning the
Church Visits Secretary, Jackie Davidson,
jacalyn.davidson@btinternet.com or 01634
324004.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN KENTISH
URBAN STUDIES
One-day Conference at Canterbury Christ
Church University
Saturday 29 June
Lecture Theatre, Old Sessions House, under the
History Department’s Centre for Public History.
In conjunction with Kent Archaeological Society,
Canterbury Archaeological Trust and the
Historical Association.
Programme:
»» 9.30 Registration
»» 9.55 Welcome & Introduction: Why study
urban history? – Dr Stephen Hipkin
»» 10.15 Session 1:
Community archaeology projects.
Chair: Dr Paul Bennett
»» Folkestone – Dr Andrew Richardson
»» Faversham – Dr Pat Reid
»» 11.15 Coffee
»» 11.45 Session 2:
Medieval. Chair: Dr Louise Wilkinson
Grange – Dr Gillian Draper
Hythe – Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh
»» 12.45 Lunch (make own arrangements)
»» 14.00 Session 3:
Early Modern. Chair: Dr Elizabeth Edwards
Canterbury – Professor Jackie Eales
Dover – Dr Claire Bartram
»» 15.00 Tea
»» 15.30 Session 4:
Modern. Chair: Dr Martin Watts
Medway Towns – Dr Sandra Dunster
Sevenoaks – Professor David Killingray
»» 16.30 Finale: The Centre for Public History
and ATU project – Dr Lesley Hardy
Tickets £12 (lunch NOT provided – see campus/
city outlets). Cheques made payable to
Canterbury Christ Church University.
Further details and to book (by 21 June): Dr
Sheila Sweetinburgh, 11 Caledon Terrace,
Canterbury CT1 3JS; sheila.sweetinburgh@
canterbury.ac.uk or 01227 472490
ARCHAEOLOGY & STANDING
BUILDINGS STUDY DAY
One Day Workshop
Saturday 14 September, 10.00am – 16.00
Agricultural Museum at Brook,
near Wye, TN25 5PF
Organised by Wye Rural Museum Trust and
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, with Kent
Archaeological Society and the Dover
Archaeological Group, to provide practical
experience in the study of archaeology &
standing buildings.
The day will be run in TWO sessions: morning
and afternoon, and ALL the workshops will take
place in BOTH sessions.
Timetable:
»» 10.00 – 10.30 Coffee and registration
»» 10.30 – 12.30 First Session
»» 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch (not provided)
»» 13.30 – 15.30 Second Session
»» 15.30 – 16.00 Tea and way forward
There will be FOUR workshops covering the
following:
»» Field walking (or alternative if problems of
availability)
»» Finds identification & recording
»» Reading stone buildings
»» Assessing timber-frame buildings
Please select workshops in order of preference
(see application form). Due to limitations on
group size early application is advisable.
However, every endeavour will be made to give
participants their first two choices. To that end,
tickets will be allocated on a first come, first
served basis and will be sent out at the end of
August.
Cost £30 for the day. Please bring a packed
lunch. Cheques made payable to CAT.
Application form is available on the KAS,
Museum Trust and CAT websites or direct from
Dr S. Sweetinburgh, 11 Caledon Terrace,
Canterbury CT1 3JS; s.m.sweetinburgh@kent.
ac.uk or 01227 472490. Please enclose a SAE if
using Royal Mail.
KENT: IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION
One Day Conference
7 December, 9.30am – 16.00
Grimond Building, University of Kent,
Canterbury.
The Kent Archaeological Society, with the
support of the School of History, University of
Kent.
The conference will focus on the role of
population movements, immigrants and
emigrants to and from Kent from the settlement
of very early migrants crossing the Channel to
Kent to the modern movements since the 16th
century.
The pre-historic origins, recently highlighted by
the Dover Bronze Age boat exhibitions, will
provide an excellent starting point, and
specialist papers have been promised for later
periods by, inter alia: Dr Andrew Richardson on
the various arguments on the ‘myths’ of
Anglo-Saxon invasions/migrations; Dr Sheila
Sweetinburgh on later medieval migrants in
Canterbury; Jane Andrewes, on immigrants to
Sandwich in the early modern period, and also
by one of the organisers, Professor David
Killingray, on the presence of black people (of
African origin and descent) in the County since
the age of reconnaissance.
Conference fee £10.00, including tea and
coffee. Lunch not provided, but may be bought
at various outlets on campus.
Further details from: Dr Elizabeth Edwards,
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University of Kent, e.c.edwards@kent.ac.uk, and
Professor David Killingray, University of London,
dmkillingray@hotmail.com
EVENTS AROUND KENT
THE TRUST FOR THANET ARCHAEOLOGY
LECTURE 25 YEARS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL
RESEARCH, RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
Tuesday 23 April at 19.45 (Celebratory
anniversary refreshments from 19.00, lecture
begins 19.45)
Tickets £5.00 (includes refreshments)
Room CG48, Christ Church University,
Broadstairs Campus, Northwood Rd,
Broadstairs CT10 2WA.
ONE DAY CONFERENCE
Exploring our Past – Preserving our Heritage
Saturday 27 April, 10.00 – 16.00, registration
from 9.20am. Tickets £15.00 (includes
refreshments)
Room CG48 Christ Church University,
Broadstairs Campus, Northwood Rd,
Broadstairs CT10 2WA.
Exploring the themes of the Landscape,
Townscape and People-scape of the Isle of
Thanet, with talks by a wide range of speakers
exploring the remains of lost industries, unusual
artefacts and hidden places.
»» Rod LeGear - Digging In: How Thanet’s
landscape influenced the industries of the
past
»» Mark Samuels - Wartime Landscapes:
World War Two defences at Pegwell Bay
»» Emma Boast - The Hidden History of
Margate Pier: Reading the archaeology of
the seaside
»» Nick Dermott - Thanet, Pioneer of mass
entertainment: How Thanet’s townscape
developed under the influence of popular
culture and mass entertainment
»» Bob Pantony - The Rowe Bequest: Tracing
one of Thanet’s most important heritage
archives
»» David Crawford White - Engaging with our
heritage: The East Kent Access outreach
project reviewed and the potential for
popular engagement with Heritage
Lottery-funded outreach projects
»» Ges Moody – Landscape, Townscape,
People-scape revisited: Review of the day’s
talks and opportunity for questions/
discussion.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Order by
secure Paypal payment from www.thanetarch.
co.uk/learn_see_do/events (No Paypal account
necessary). Discounted ticket for both events
£17.00.
THE WYE RURAL MUSEUM TRUST AND
WYE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Third Nightingale Memorial Lecture
BASKET-MAKING THEN AND NOW
by Mary Butcher M.B.E.
Friday 10 May at 19.30.
The Hall, Lady Joanna Thornhill (Endowed)
Primary School, Bridge Street, Wye TN25 5EA
Admission free, but to help with organisation
please if possible notify your attendance in
advance to Dr Tom Hill, Whittington Selling
Road, Old Wives Lees, Canterbury CT4 8BH,
t.a.hill35@btinternet.com or 01227 730477.
FAVERSHAM HERITAGE WEEKEND
Organised by The Faversham Society
19 – 21 July
The rich past of this exceptionally historic little
town can be experienced in a variety of ways.
Visitors can encounter a ‘pub garden’
excavation, taking place over three days (19 –
21 July). On 20 July, wander through a living
Faversham timeline with opportunities for
interaction with ‘past inhabitants’ and visit the
fascinating Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre. Also on
20 July, an opportunity to visit some of the well
preserved local buildings through the long
established Open House scheme.
All events FREE except for Open House, for
which an information booklet can be purchased
at the Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre, Preston
Street.
More information from Moya Dean, Learning
Manager, Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre,
favershamlearning@gmail.com
SHORNE WOODS COUNTRY
PARK (DA12 3HX)
27 and 28 April
Free exhibition!
See finds discovered during 8 years of
archaeological fieldwork within the Park.
Finds from Randall Manor, flint tools from
Mesolithic sites and from the newly-discovered
site of Randall Hall. Images from the LiDAR
survey of the Medway Valley. Kid’s activities and
the opportunity to try flint knapping!
29 June to 28 July
‘Archaeology in the Park’
»» Visit the month-long excavation of
Randall Manor, now in its 8th year.
»» Display by medieval re-enactors
27 and 28 July
»» Site open daily with free guided tours!
For more information contact Andrew Mayfield
andrew.mayfield@kent.gov.uk or 07920
548906. www.facebook.com/
archaeologyinkent
FRIENDS OF CANTERBURY
ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST
Wednesday 5 June
Life and Death at Pompeii and Herculaneum
A full day group visit to the British Museum.
Preference will be given to FCAT members, but
for details, including cost and booking form,
please contact the Friends as below.
September 2013
Royal Norman Castles in Kent by Richard Eales
October 2013
The Building Stones of Canterbury by Geoff
Downer
Further details of the September and October
talks will be available later. Please contact the
Friends on friends@canterburytrust.co.uk or
01227 825280.
For events that do not have a stated charge,
FCAT requests a donation - members £2.00,
non-members £3.00, students £1.00, to cover
costs and support the activities of the
Archaeological Trust.
BEXLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL GROUP
Annual Training Excavation
Monday 29 July - Friday 2 August
Learning how to undertake fieldwalking,
geophysics, surveying, excavating, finds
processing, site drawing, finds illustrations and
talks.
Cost for the week is £150.
For further information or to book a place please
contact Pip Pulfer, on pipsmail@talktalknet or
07961 963893.
DEAL MARITIME & LOCAL
HISTORY MUSEUM
22 St Georges Road, Deal CT14 6BA
The Museum reopens on 4 May. Saturdays only
during May, September and October; from June
to September 11.00 - 17.00 Saturdays and
14.00 - 17.00 Tuesdays to Fridays.
New gallery opening this year and important
local groups will be using the special exhibitions
gallery to advertise their work. Admission
charges held to £3.00 and £1.50 for children/
concessions. The Museum is an independent
charity funded by admissions, donations and
grants for specific projects.
Group visits outside planned opening hours can
be arranged through Tours Manager Bob Acton
on 01304 380318. For general enquiries, Mike
Eddy on 01304 368330.
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WHAT’S ON cont
East Farleigh
Fieldwork Update
The Maidstone Area
Archaeological Group
(MAAG) has been
investigating a number of Roman
buildings overlooking the River
Medway off Lower Road, East
Farleigh since 2005. This was
initially reported in Newsletter
no.76 with subsequent updates in
no.79, no.82, no.84, no.86, no.88,
no. 90, no. 93 and no. 94.
Excavations in 2012 concentrated
on excavating 14 trial pits to the
south of the previously excavated
Roman buildings. The pits were
located randomly in a wooded
plantation – some were dug using
a mechanical excavator but most
were excavated by hand. Little
cultural material was located and
the only feature was a small gully
containing some Roman pottery.
CROFTON ROMAN VILLA
Festival of Archaeology Family Fun Event
Sunday 21 July
Guided talk of the villa house for adults, while
children have an activity session with Roman
artefacts and dress up as Romans. Children and
adults can then do the villa quiz and win a
special villa badge each and joint certificate!
Sessions 10.30am & 14.00. Children to be
accompanied. No booking needed. Entry £1.50,
concessions £1.00, family (of 4) ticket £4.00,
50p each additional child.
EDEN VALLEY MUSEUM, EDENBRIDGE
‘Lost and Found’, guest exhibition until 18 May
Selected artefacts found in the Eden Valley by
the West Kent Detector Club, including coins
from Roman times to present day, Civil War, WWI
and WW2 artefacts and objects from everyday
life.
For opening times 01732 868102 or curator@
evmt.org.uk
LANDSCAPES OF SOUTH-EAST BRITAIN
DURING THE ROMAN PERIOD
Conference & AGM - Council for British
Archaeology: South East with the Kent
Archaeological Field School
Saturday 16 November
Assembly Rooms, Preston Street, Faversham,
Kent. 9.30am to 4.30pm.
»» Jeremy Hodgkinson ‘The Landscape of Iron
Production in the Roman Weald’
»» Lacey Wallace ‘A newly discovered Roman
villa in Bourne Park, Canterbury’
»» David Staveley ‘The Sussex Roman road
network’
»» Simon Elliot ‘The Upper Medway during the
Roman Occupation: Industry, agriculture
and elites’
»» David Rudling ‘Roman period Settlement
and Land-use in the Sussex Ouse Valley’
»» David Bird ‘Landscapes of Roman Surrey’
»» Paul Wilkinson ‘Villa landscapes in Roman
Kent’
»» Andrew Richardson ‘Emporium to villa: 500
years at East Wear Bay, Folkestone’
Tickets available in advance from www.kafs.
co.uk/news.aspx or 01795 532548 for booking
form. Cost £8 for members of CBA SE and KAFS
or £10 for non-members and on the day.
A trial trench was dug at the east
end of Building 3 to see if a dividing
wall existed cutting off about 4
metres of the east end to form a
room similar to that previously
found at the west end of the building
(see Newsletter no.82, p.5). No
similar wall was located, but instead
a wall foundation of similar
construction to the east end of
Building 2, but 1.2 metres from it
and on the same alignment. This
wall has also been cut down to
below the floor level of Building 3.
Unfortunately, this wall foundation
will be truncated to the north by
the recent dry stone revetment but,
to the south, the wall may exist to
a greater height and turn to the east
forming another building. This area
will form the focus for the
excavations this year.
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The Defence of Swale Project, a
new project managed and coordinated
by Kent County
Council’s archaeologists with the help
of leading defence historian Victor
Smith, is seeking volunteers to help
research and trace the remains of
defence sites in Swale. The project has
funding through a grant by London
Array, the developer of a large offshore
wind farm in the Thames Estuary, and
aims to uncover the remains of the
Borough’s defences, understand how
the defence of the area was organised
and bring to life the many stories that
go with them.
Help to Discover Swale’s 20th century Defence Sites
The history of Swale’s defence sites
is a fascinating one. Swale played a key
role in the defence of the nation in both
world wars and was strategically
important in the years before and after.
The presence of the naval dockyard at
Sheerness and the area’s location on the
maritime, land and air approaches to
Chatham and London ensured that
considerable attention was given to its
defences. During the project we expect
to record the forgotten remains of
coastal defences, the naval dockyard,
stop lines and pillboxes, gun positions,
decoy sites, air raid shelters and much
more.
The project aims to fully involve the
community in the research and to
provide opportunities for everyone with
an interest in the history of Swale to
contribute and share their discoveries.
Already a meeting of the area’s history
groups, museums and researchers has
expressed overwhelming support for
the project and more volunteers and
contributors are coming forward as
they hear of the project. Within the
first month more than 40 sites have
been recorded, mainly along a World
War I stop line between Sheppey and
Maidstone. That research is showing
that there was once an astonishing
system of trench defences from Detling
to the Swale and onto Sheppey, with
many features surviving.
As well as research there should be
plenty of opportunities to see the results
of the work and participate in activities
through the course of the project,
which aims to be completed in 2014
to coincide with the Great War
centenary. The final discoveries will be
available to download from the web to
help further local research, for schools
to use in their curriculum activities and
for anyone who is interested in Swale’s
history.
We would really like to hear from
anyone, individuals or groups, who
would like to become involved with
the project, whether helping with
research, taking part in activities,
sharing their stories or simply want to
be kept informed about what has been
discovered. Please contact Simon
Mason at Kent County Council on
01622 221539 or simon.mason@kent.
gov.uk.
Fig 1. Rare WWI oval pillbox on the Chatham
Land Front, a defensive line that extended
between Detling, Swale and onto Sheppey.
Maps drawn in 1919 show the defences in
incredible detail, down to lines of barbed wire
and telegraph poles. Photo: Alan Anstee.
Fig 2 Loop holes in a defended wall, Borden
lane in Sittingbourne. Sittingbourne was
designated as a defended nodal point in the
Second World War.
Fig 3. Wooden anti-bullet splash timbering in
the embrasure of another WWI pillbox, showing
great preservation.
Fig 2
Fig 3
Fig 1
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Thank you for the cheques and bankers
order payments that I have now received
and recorded on the membership
database. Please note that you will not be
entitled to vote at the AGM in May if your
subscription is not up-to-date, so please
check.
Remember to look at the splendid new KAS
website to keep updated on volunteering,
events etc.etc.
Please send me a quick message with your
current email address as I am aware that
some are incorrect. Emails need to be
up-to-date as it is much more cost
effective to contact members by email
instead of post.
My email address for KAS matters is
membership@kentarchaeology.org.uk
I look forward to your continued support of
our excellent Society.
I am very pleased to welcome the following
new members:
Joint Members
Mr & Mrs A V Chadwick, Canterbury
Mrs & Mrs J W Long , Gillingham
Junior Member
Mr T J Ovenden, Canterbury
Indiv. Members
Mr B Butler, Rochester
Mrs E Cook, Higham, Rochester
Mr G Drake-Brockman, Rosshire
Mr G E Giles, Rochester
Mr I Guy, Tonbridge
Dr M Mercer, Faversham
Mrs S Moore, Maidstone
Mr M Snell, Aylesford
Miss E Soall, Dartford
The majority of new members have
joined by downloading the application
form from the website but it is equally
important that blue application forms
are available in other locations and
taken to conferences etc. Please
contact me if you would like a bundle.
Shiela Broomfield, 8 Woodview
Crescent, Hildenborough, Tonbridge,
Kent TN11 9HD telephone: 01732
838698, email as above.
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
The KAS Publications Committee thought it
important that members be made aware of
the large amount of material available
online. The site is research-centric, with all
material posted under the supervision of the
Hon. Editor and the Publications Board.
There is a wealth of articles and publications
to read online and on e-readers.
The Kent Records New Series is no longer
published in hard copy and future material
will be published online. Back editions are
also available.
As well as listing ‘grey literature’,
unpublished archaeological reports
(obtainable from the sources given),
detailed final reports are also published,
lodged by participating professional units
operating in our area.
The Library Committee section carries
The quarterly Newsletter will appear online
only for this summer’s July issue. Go to
www.kentarchaeology.org.uk from mid-July
onwards to read this. We will be back with a
paper copy for the autumn issue in October.
In 2014 we plan to produce two online
issues (January and July) and two paper
ones (April and October).
Printing and posting out the Newsletter
is expensive. This move is part of the KAS
response to the wider economic situation
and the consequent need to continually
monitor spend. We hope that you will still
read and enjoy your Newsletter in whatever
format it is produced for years to come.
The KAS .ac Website by Denis Anstey
Your Newsletter
catalogues of the Society’s holdings
together with material related to its
supervisory role for adult learning courses,
visual records and document transcription.
The Committee is responsible for all of the
society’s collections.
Attention is drawn to the online repository of
members’ digital archives. Colin Flight is
the only member to date to have taken up
the offer; two of his publications together
with his research notes are available. This
section is intended to provide a facility for
researchers to archive their work for the
benefit of others.
Under the heading of ‘The Topographical
Tradition’ the text of many antiquarian
books can be found in so far as they relate to
the ancient county of Kent.
Visit www.kentarchaeology.ac
Have you just joined the Society? Or have
you never visited our Library in Maidstone?
Come and learn about the resources
available in the KAS Library to aid your
research. Meet fellow members over tea,
pick up details of adult learning courses,
and enjoy a guided tour of Maidstone
Museum, including behind the scenes in
the collections stores.
Numbers are limited due to the seating
capacity of the Library, so book early to
avoid disappointment: pernillerichards@
gmail.com. There is no charge, but
donations are welcome.
*Please note that the tour will be ca. 45
minutes and will involve some stairs.
Introd uction
to the KAS Library
Maidstone Museum, St. Faith’s St,
Maidstone ME14 1LH
John Walters, Mike Perring
and Denis Anstey
8th May at 10.30am
Followed by TEA in the GLASS ROOM and a
GUIDED TOUR of the Museum* with
Manager Simon Lace at noon.
YOU & YOUR SOCIETY
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KAS 2012 Place-Names Conference by Val Barrand-Davies (Hon. Secretary, Place-Names Committee)
Around 60 delegates
attended the Place-Names
Conference at the Rochester
Visitors Centre on 3rd November
2012 to enjoy four fascinating talks
on the related themes of Kentish
place-names and surnames.
Following an introduction by the
KAS President, Ian Coulson, Dr
Paul Cullen of the Bristol Centre
for Linguistics, University of the
West of England, spoke on ‘Locative
surnames on the move: when
Kentish names leave Kent, and
when newcomers arrive’. The
ongoing research project Family
Names of the United Kingdom
(FaNUK) is using P H Reaney’s
Dictionary of British Surnames as
a springboard for new work which
takes into account the geographical
distribution of surnames recorded
in the 1881 census as mapped by
Steve Archer’s Surnames Atlas. Paul
gave examples of the importance of
distribution, such as Rochester,
which might look like a Kentish
surname but actually comes from
Rochester in Northumberland.
Canterbury has become a Dorset
surname, and Maidstone has settled
in Norfolk, while many
characteristically Kentish surnames
such as Tapsell, Ayerst, Lowdell
and Missing turn out to be welldisguised
intruders from other
counties. The Surnames Atlas is
available from www.archersoftware.
co.uk for £15.
Dr Richard Jones of the Centre
for English Local History, University
of Leicester, talked on ‘The case of
Northminster and other Thanet
mythologies’, examining placenames
in which cardinal points of
the compass appear as part of the
core name, e.g. Eastwell and
Westwell, Norton and Sutton. Some
are directly aligned, others are not,
reflecting a wandering of magnetic
north from about AD 600 to 1000,
and this variation should be
considered when dating placenames
and when reading
descriptions of boundaries in Anglo-
Saxon charters. The derivation of
the name of Thanet, the legend of
the Anglo-Saxon princess and her
pet deer, and the myths about snakes
were discussed in the second part
of this wide-ranging talk.
Liz Finn, Collection Development
Officer at the Kent History and
Library Centre, spoke on ‘The
Canterbury Cartae Antiquae
Project: a major source of names’.
The aim of the project, completed
in 2004, was to catalogue the great
collection of ancient documents
known as the Cartae Antiquae,
which belong to the Dean and
Chapter of Canterbury and are held
in Canterbury Cathedral Archives.
This collection of c. 7000 items
dates from the eighth century
onwards and includes title deeds,
French royal charters, Papal letters
and diplomatic correspondence.
The title deeds and charters are
particularly useful for onomastic,
topographical and genealogical
study: with the names of the parties,
a description of the property, and
witnesses’ names, they are an
invaluable source of both placenames
and surnames. The new
catalogue website is http://archives.
canterbury-cathedral.org
The conference concluded with
Paul Cullen’s second talk, entitled
‘Place-names and boundaries: from
Goudhurst to North Woolwich’,
which looked at references in
Kentish place-names to the
boundaries of parishes, hundreds,
estates, manors, fields, lathes and
the county. For example, Staple, a
parish near Wingham, has a name
which comes from the Old
English word stapol ‘a post or pillar’,
and it is noteworthy that the
church is sited on the parish
boundary, at a point where the
boundary changes direction, an
arrangement which seems to reflect
the position and function of the
now lost pillar (perhaps of particular
importance, as this was also the
boundary of a detached part of
Downhamford hundred). After
asking why Sutton is ‘at Hone’, why
Marden is the ‘boundary pasture’,
why Goudhurst might be the ‘battle
wood’, and what exactly Thanington
is ‘Without’, Paul embarked on an
illustrated perambulation, beating
the bounds of an Anglo-Saxon
estate.
The conference was a successful
and enjoyable day, and the wide
diversity of the talks shows how
much this topic offers to be explored.
COMMITTEE ROUND UP
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At the suggestion of Reginald
Smith, Ronald F. Jessup
embarked on a study of this
bundle of papers of uncertain
provenance, which in due course
were mounted and bound to form
MS. 723 at the Society of
Antiquaries’ Library. R. F. Jessup
exhibited this in January 1953 and
he published the result of his
research in a book entitled A Man
of Many Talents, an informal
Biography of James Douglas 1753-
1819, Phillimore, 1975. The book
is a lively investigation into Douglas’
life and career and includes
transcriptions of correspondence
from James Douglas to Henry
Godfrey Faussett, Sir Richard Colt
Hoare and others found among the
material, which came to light at the
Society of Antiquaries. James
Douglas was an antiquary with a
varied and colourful career. He is
probably best known for his
excavations on the Chatham Lines
and the publication of the Nenia
Britannica (London, 1786-93 in
parts.) The KAS has two boxes of
research material, PMP 30 and
PMP 31, assembled by Jessup for
the writing of the biography of
James Douglas. The boxes include
the correspondence R. Jessup
engaged in during his research, a
collation of biographical
information, photocopies of parts
of MS.723 and other original
manuscripts held by the British
Library. In addition there is a black
and white photograph of the Portrait
of Douglas held by the Ashmolean
Museum and other images
reproduced in the published book.
As well as being active in the
KAS, Ronald Jessup spent his
working life in banking, retiring in
1967 as the manager of the Midland
In February 1934 after my Admission as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London the late Reginald Smith,
then Director of the Society, showed me an untidy bundle of papers which included letters from James Douglas to Henry
Godfrey Faussett and suggested that they were worth more attention than I had hitherto given Douglas as an antiquary
and excavator of barrows. (Jessup, R. 1975, Foreword, p. 1)
NOTES FROM THE ARCHIVE
The Life and Career of the Revd. James Douglas
In the Papers of Ronald F. Jessup F.S.A. (1906-1991)
by Pernille Richards
Jessup drawing at Nash Court
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Bank’s Queen Victoria Branch in
the City. He was dedicated to
archaeology and became respected
for his knowledge. Like the subject
of his book, James Douglas, he had
a keen interest in burial mounds;
his particular field of interest being
Roman burial mounds in Northern
Europe. He took part in excavations
in Europe as well as being active in
Kent. Ronald Jessup is perhaps less
known than his brother Frank
Jessup, who wrote A History of Kent
and worked extensively in education,
but PMP Box 31 contains a synopsis
of his life and career provided by
his widow, which goes some way to
remind us of his contribution to
Kentish Archaeology and his talent
for communicating his interests
and enthusiasm. The box contains
a list of his publications as well as
some lovely photographs of him at
work at Nash Court, Boughton,
where he investigated two barrows
thought to be Roman prior to their
demolition to make way for farm
land. As the resulting publication,
in Arch. Cant. vol. LXIV, 1951
showed, this turned out not to be
the case, but he and Norman Cook
did find the real thing at
Holborough, Snodland in 1954,
when during an excavation
encouraged by the Cement Works
they found a Roman lead coffin
containing the remains of a child
and a folding chair. The excavation
was published in Arch. Cant. Vol.
68 and the finds deposited at
Maidstone Museum. This find
received much publicity at the time
and perhaps remains what his name
is chiefly connected with.
R. Jessup’s enthusiasm and ability
to communicate is also demonstrated
by an educational booklet aimed at
children called Saxon England,
published by the Daily Mail in 1947
or 1948 and found among the
papers. It was included and
mentioned by his widow, Muriel,
as something which was new and
exciting at the time. The publication
made extensive use of images and
had an accessible magazine layout
and style. R.F. Jessup was also a
‘Man of Many Talents’ as this small
selection of his papers illustrate.
Correction: Please note that the Obituary of
Miss Anne Roper mentioned in the Winter
2012/13 Newsletter ‘Notes from the
Archive’ is in Volume 104 of Archaeologia
Cantiana, not vol. 100. My apologies for
the error.
Young Britain, Saxon England, published by the Daily
Mail, 1947 or 1948. Copyright Daily Mail
Jessup with T G Redsell and his son,
examining finds
Finding Sampson Penley by Alan Stockwell
Published with the assistance of a grant from the KAS Allen Grove Local History Fund.
A cache of 28 playbills for the Tenterden Theatre dating from 1799 to 1817, all for shows
presented by the Jonas & Penley company, led to the research presented in this book. A
fascinating insight into the lives and work of a theatrical family typical of the late Georgian
era and into the entertainment provided by small town theatres of the time. The Kentish
towns of their circuit are reflected in the births and baptisms of the children – four at
Folkestone, two at Tenterden, three at Sevenoaks, one at Broadstairs and one at Minster.
Sampson Penley’s was the first theatrical troupe to visit France and the Netherlands after
the retreat of Napoleon in 1814. In 1822, his company performed in Paris. Two nights of
rioting followed, the French audience hurling abuse and missiles at the actors as revenge
for the defeat at Waterloo, driving them off the stage before the army was called in to quell
the rioters. Vesper Hawk Publishing www.vesperhawk.com £9.95
Under Shrub Hill – a Chestfield Childhood by Christopher Scoble
The story of a young family who moved to the village in 1947 from suburban Buckinghamshire to ‘real’ country. As seen
through the eyes of the author, who roams the land, playing on old tractors, building houses in haystacks and trespassing
on dangerous territory, developing throughout a knowledge of the natural world and a special love of country flora. An
intimate look at family life in a rural community in the years following WW2, of especial interest to those who know
Whistable and surrounds, and East Kent.
BMM Publishing www.sportsbooks.ltd.uk ISBN 978-1-907524-32-5. £16.99
The Life They Left Behind by Margaret Lawrence | Fundraising in support of Help for Heroes
A tribute to the East Peckham men of two world wars who left behind a life which once held an expectant future. Today
the memorial in the churchyard stands in isolation and with the passing of time the once treasured names have become
mere historical footnotes. This book presents research into each name, each man, giving their background and context
within the village they left behind.
Published by East Peckham County Council. ISBN 978-0-9524828-1-9. £10.00
Available from Barnfield, Church Lane, East Peckham, Tonbridge TN12 5JH.
Cheque payable to Margaret Lawrence (add £1.10 P&P), email: p.lawrence.801@btinternet.com
Addington – the life story of a Kentish village by Patricia Richardson
The first full history to be published of this attractive small village, telling the story of its land,
homes and monuments from the Mesolithic right up to the present day.
Available from the author for £14.00, tel: 01732 842303, email: patriciarichardson@tiscali.co.uk,
or in Sevenoaks Bookshop, High Street, Sevenoaks and KCC Online Library Shop,
www.kentlibraryshop.co.uk.
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NEW BOOKS
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION GRANTS
Canterbury Historical and Archaeological Society
The CHAS has limited funds available to award a grant to individuals researching any aspect of the history
and archaeology of Canterbury and its surrounds. A grant would not normally exceed £500.
Preference would be given to work resulting in publication in any media.
Please apply in writing to the Hon. Sec. of the Grants Committee as soon as possible, and not later than
30 June. Your letter should mention:
»» Your qualifications
»» The nature and length of your research
»» The stage you have reached in your research
»» The amount you are applying for
»» Any additional funding anticipated from other sources
»» Your proposals for publication
»» Your anticipated timetable
You may be asked to name a referee whom the Grants Committee could consult. If successful, you would
be expected to account for money spent and give a copy of any article, pamphlet etc to the Society. A summary
of your research might be published on the Society’s website www.canterbury-archaeology.org.uk . Further
details from the Hon. Sec., Grants Committtee, Mrs C M Short, 3 Little Meadow, Upper Harbledown,
Canterbury CT2 9BD.
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The CPRE Protect Kent Historic
Buildings Committee (PKHBC) is
always on the lookout for threats to
the County’s unmatched stock of
listed and other valuable buildings.
It speaks on these issues on behalf
of the Council for British
Archaeology (CBA) who recently
described the Committee as one of
its most active agents.
Early last year, the Committee
joined with a number of other
heritage conservation organisations
to oppose the demolition of the
Grade II* listed Working Mast
House at Sheerness Docks to make
way for a wind turbine
manufacturing plant. The
application was subsequently
withdrawn. Meanwhile, the
PKHBC had submitted three
alternative layouts for the facility,
clearly demonstrating that there
were solutions which did not involve
loss of the heritage assets.
The port itself (supported by the
Borough and County Councils) was
keen to get planning consent so as
to attract alternative investors.
Swale now accepted the argument
that any new developer might have
very different ideas about how to
lay out the site. The demolition
applications for the Mast House
and the Pumphouse for the drydocks
were withdrawn and outline
planning permission for the rest has
now been granted. Probably, the
case for demolition will be made
again should a new developer
emerge.
The Working Mast House (1826)
is one of the few remaining buildings
from the time of the rebuilding of
the Royal Naval Dockyard which
John Rennie Snr designed. It is a
brick-walled two-storey building
with a cast iron internal structure
and roof. The modular scheme
developed by architect Edward
Holl, and perhaps Rennie himself,
was innovative and must have made
for very economic and quick
construction. Although parts of the
structure are missing, as are many
windows, the building still says a
lot about the early days of metalframed
structures and the latter days
of wooden shipbuilding.
Innovative Rennie building reprieved at Sheerness
By Graham Horner
North elevation of the Mast House
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Image: Lewisham parish churchyard c 1774, where Rosemary Harris’s ancestor is buried
I read about your MIs in ‘Family
History Monthly’ and WOW! There
was the transcription of the
headstone of my Rowland ancestor
in Lewisham and both his wives. I
feel like it is Christmas!
Rosemary Harris, Rosebud,
Victoria, Australia
The website filled gaps relating to the
family of Captain Alexander Steele of the
Royal Artillery, born in Edinburgh and
based at Woolwich. Many of the family
emigrated to the USA or Australia and it
was difficult to find the fate of the siblings
who remained in the UK.
Sue Dudley, Brisbane
I stumbled across your website
and was thrilled to discover the MIs
from the churchyard of St Mary
Magdalene, Woolwich, detailing the
deaths of my direct ancestors, the
Icelys of Woolwich. Thank you for
providing this wonderful service,
particularly to those of us in
Australia who descended from
ancestors living in the UK and are
unable to visit the UK to do our
own research.
Gill McMillan, Queensland
Thank you so much for publishing
information about my family on your
website. I live in Pennsylvania, USA, and it
is unlikely I should ever have been able to
obtain this information on my own.
Naomi Rehm
I am researching the family of Isaac
Tyrrell Baxter and was most
interested to find references to
Baxter burials in East Farleigh. I
thank whoever made these burial
details available.
Margaret Beauchamp, Otaki, New
Zealand
I have just found details of the inscriptions
at East Farleigh for my 6th great
grandfather Alexander Usborne (d.1737),
my 7th great grandfather Thomas (d.1702)
and my 5th great grand uncle Thomas
(d.1758). I can’t tell you how excited I am!
Keep up the good work!
Katy Nott (née Osborne)
Your excellent site has helped me fill
in some of the background of the
father of John Edward Field, trustee
of Edward Brittenden, whose
biography I am working on. All your
hard work in going online is much
appreciated!
Eric Graham
My great-great-great-grandfather, Edward
King, a lawyer, lived at Perry Hill in the
1780s and 1790s. I knew from surviving
correspondence that several of his children
had died young but was unable to trace any
record of them. I then discovered the
Lewisham churchyard MIs and the record of
his wife’s burial and of those of their five
children who died young.
Walter King
I would like to say how fabulous your
website is. I only wish all counties
had sites like this.
Zena Lucas-Young
What a blessing this website exists. I have
been trying for ages to find relatives who
lived in and around Goudhurst and
Lamberhurst. I kept hitting a brick wall in
my research. Then I found this website ‑ a
brilliant idea.
Pam Salzmann
A real ‘labour of love’, both for the
original compiler [Leyland L Duncan
and others] and also for those kind
souls of your society who
transcribed the original material on
to computer. I’ve found details
relating to my 5x great
grandparents, James and Margaret
Spurling, buried at St Mary’s,
Woolwich and other family
members.
Stuart Robson
What an enormous task. Because of you I
have found information about my 6 x great
grandmother, Mary Wilkinson of Woolwich.
Your process in categorising the
information was brilliant.
Ann Rennie
KEYS TO FAMILY HISTORY MYSTERIES
Our database of churchyard memorial inscriptions (‘MIs’) is helping family historians
all over the world find answers to lines of research that had hit a ‘brick wall’ until
they went online to http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/
MIslist.htm. Here are some recent responses from happy genealogists.
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Dear Editor
This image is the frontispiece of a book called The Living
House by George Oldish, published in 1959. It is a
house called Bartons End, Ashwell, in the Weald of Kent,
which the book describes, with a summary of the
ownership and the various things done by the owners to
the house, from 1556 onwards, when it was built.
I am having some trouble locating the house and its
inhabitants. It is slightly similar to a house in Images of
England called Barton Cottage, Ashford, but is clearly
not the same house. I wonder if any of your Newsletter
readers might recognise the house, or know
something about the book?
Dr Nat Alcock
Please contact newsletter@kentarchaeology.org.uk if
you have any information and I will pass it on to Dr
Alcock. Ed.
Dear Editor
The Early History of the St Clere Estate: unpublished researches of the Revd Lambert Blackwell Larking
In 1928, the late Dr Gordon Ward wrote a short article for Arch. Cant. Vol XL on the early history of the families of de Aldeham and
St.Clere, who held land in Ightham and Kemsing. Ward seems to have been unaware though, that the Revd Lambert Larking, the Kent
Archaeological Society’s first Hon Secretary, had conducted research into these and later holders of the lands some 60 years earlier.
Larking’s work, which survives as 164 loosely bound folio manuscript sheets, was entitled “Evidences to prove that a Part of the
Estates of the late Mrs Evelyn of St Clere are not in Gavelkind Tenure”. Larking seems to have been writing between 1856 and the date
of his death in 1868. Although with later land tenure reforms, the intense nineteenth century interest in Gavelkind seems to have died
away, this material may be of interest to any modern reader researching the history of the St Clere estate.
I acquired the Larking MSS when it came up for sale recently and have donated it to the Society’s Library. Copies of a DVD containing
200 page images of the MSS will also be available from the Library for the convenience of readers.
R.Cockett
Can you identify this
Moated House?
This image of a moated house was found in the KAS
Library. It is believed to be in the vicinity of Tudeley. Can
any Newsletter reader identify it?
Please send responses to Terry Lawson,
address details on pp. vii/viii of Arch. Cant. 2012
or email newsletter@kentarchaeology.org.uk.
Letters
Published by the Kent Archaeological Society, Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Gallery, St Faith’s Street, Maidstone, Kent. ME14 1LH.
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S. Broomfield, 8 Woodview Crescent,
Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 9HD
Copy deadline for the next issue is 1st June 2013
The editor wishes to draw attention to the fact that
neither she nor the Council of the KAS are answerable
for opinions which contributors may express in their
signed articles; each author is alone responsible for
the contents and substance of their work.
EDITOR: LYN PALMER
55 Stone Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2QU
Telephone: 01892 533661
Email: newsletter@kentarchaeology.org.uk
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Keith Parfitt with the Award. Photo:Current
Ar chaeology/Aerial-Cam
Folkestone Villa excavation wins
Rescue Dig of the Year
The excavations that took place
at the site of the Roman Villa
on East Cliff in 2010 and 2011
as part of the community Archaeology
Project ‘A Town Unearthed; Folkestone
before 1500’, have won Current
Archaeology magazine’s award as the
Rescue Dig of the Year. The nomination
is the result of an article written by
Keith Parfitt of Canterbury
Archaeological Trust.
Though the Roman Villa, parts of
which have already been lost to the sea,
has always been considered the most
important feature on East Cliff, it is
now apparent that for 150 years before
the Romans arrived in AD 43, the site
was occupied by an extensive settlement.
With the discovery of hundreds of
quern stones used for grinding corn at
the site and on the beach, it is now
evident that their manufacture was a
primary local industry.
Keith Parfitt writes “The area
occupied during the late Iron Age
clearly extended well beyond the
Roman villa and probably covered
about two or three acres, in addition
to whatever has been lost to the sea.
On the basis of the quantity of coins,
and range of imported pottery, we
believe that East Wear Bay must have
functioned as a late Iron Age trading
port, located at the shortest sea crossing
of the English Channel.”
Just coming to a close, A Town
Unearthed: Folkestone Before 1500
was a three year project of community
archaeology in Folkestone, organised
by Canterbury Christ Church
University, the Folkestone People’s
History Centre and Canterbury
Archaeological Trust. It is funded by
the Heritage Lottery Fund and Roger
De Haan Charitable Trust, with
contributions by the Kent
Archaeological Society, Folkestone
Town Council, and Shepway District
Council.
2013
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on Saturday 18 May 2013 at 11.00am in the
Lecture Theatre, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone ME14 1XQ.
Each Affiliated Society is entitled to send one of its members (who must also be a member of this Society)
to attend the meeting and vote.
Enquiries about the meeting, please contact Honorary General Secretary: Dr Peter Stutchbury,
Lympne Hall, Lympne, Hythe, Kent CT21 4LQ; telephone 01303 266966, 07792 601328,
or email: secretary@kentarchaeology.org.uk
Programme and Timetable:
10.30 a.m. Arrival: coffee will be available in the Members Room
11.00 a.m. Annual General Meeting - see the Agenda
Presentations - see the box below
Presentations:
INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEETING
Location
County Hall is in the centre of Maidstone close to Maidstone East railway station. The AGM will be held in the Lecture
Theatre at Sessions House. Further information available on the website:
http://www.kent.gov.uk/your_council/contact_us/our_offices_and_gateways/county_hall.aspx
Refreshments
Coffee and tea will be provided from 10.30am without charge before the Annual General Meeting.
More information from: http://www.kent.ac.uk/maps/canterbury/maps.html?tab=campus-maps
KENT
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
SOCIETY
Notice of the Annual General Meeting
Expeditions and effigies
the case of Sir James Hales in (re)
locating death, burial and family
narratives.
Dr Melanie G Caiazza, Assistant Lecturer,
School of English, Rutherford
College, University of Kentt
Excavations at Folkestone Roman
Villa 2010-2011
Keith Parfitt – Winner of Current
Archaeology’s Rescue Dig of the
Year
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AGENDA
1. STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
3. MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting held on 19 May 2012
(a) Approval of the minutes
(b) Matters arising from the minutes
4. REPORT & ACCOUNTS FOR 2012:
The Annual Report and the Statement of Income and Expenditure and the Balance Sheet will be presented
and are enclosed with this notice.
5. ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
The following Officers, duly nominated by the Council, will be declared elected under rule 25(c):
President: Mr I A Coulson BA, PGCE, FSA
Hon Editor: Mr T G Lawson MA, Dip.Kent Hist.
Hon Treasurer: Mr B F Beeching BA(Hons), MA, FCA
Hon General Secretary: Dr P W Stutchbury MSc, PhD
Hon Librarian: Dr F H Panton CBE, PhD, FSA
Hon Membership Secretary: Mrs S B Broomfield FSA
Hon Curator: Dr A F Richardson BA(Hons), MPhil, PhD
Vice President: Mr R F Legear MIFA
6. ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL:
6.1. The following will be declared elected under rule 25(c):
Mrs K Kersey BA (Hons)*, Mrs H Basford, Mr P Burton, Dr G Cramp, Mrs P Jardine-Rose, Mrs P Richards.
* indicates a retiring member of the Council eligible for re-election under rule 26
6.2. Ballot to decide which will serve for only 2 years (instead of 4): Two names to be drawn. (rule 26(b))
7. ELECTION OF AUDITORS:
Larkings (SE) LLP, trading as Larkings, Chartered Accountants, 31 St. George’s Place, Canterbury, Kent CTl
lXD, to be appointed the Society’s auditors, in respect of the audit of the year ended 31 December 2013
accounts.
8. RESOLUTIONS:
As is permitted by rule 14(a) the following resolutions are tabled by the Council:
8.1. Proposed alteration of rules (rule 37):
That this meeting of the Society resolves that rule 39(f) shall be deleted
Note: Rule 39(f) states: A member may (on application to the Honorary Membership Secretary) pay a
reduced annual subscription (determined at an annual general meeting) if the member is over 65 years of
age and either (i) has been a member for the previous five years or more and the application is made on or
before 31 December 1999 or (ii) has been a member for the previous ten years or more and the application
is made after 31 December 1999.
An explanation will be given on the economic argument to justify this action.
This resolution requires a majority of two-thirds of the members present and voting (rule 37(a)).
8.2. Other resolutions (rule 14(a)):
a.i) That this meeting of the Society shall request Officers to prepare a resolution to the 2014 AGM to
change the structure of the Society to that of a Company limited by guarantee.
a.ii) That this meeting of the Society shall request Officers to investigate the option of a change of status of
the Society to that of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, and then, if deemed appropriate, and
beneficial, to put a resolution to a future AGM to that effect.
Note: The AGM will be advised of the independent legal advisor who will be appointed to act on behalf of
the Society and its members.
These resolutions require a majority of members present and voting.
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9. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Scrutineers: To elect members of the Society to act as scrutineers in any ballots for Officers and Council the
next year.
10. PRESENTATIONS
(a) Expeditions and effigies:the case of Sir James Hales in (re)locating death, burial and family narratives’
by Dr Melanie G Caiazza
(b) Excavations at Folkestone Roman Villa 2010-2011 by Keith Parfitt
11. EXPLANATORY NOTES
Rule 39(f): This concession cost £1,742 in 2012. Additionally, at the reduced rates, members are receiving
publications that exceed the cost of their subscriptions. Deleting this rule makes it fairer for all members.
Other resolutions: These resolutions enable Officers to do the preparatory work in order to advise future
AGMs of the options on structure of the Society.
MINUTES 2012
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Society held on Saturday 19 May 2012, 11.00am,
Eliot College, University of Kent, Canterbury, in the presence of 40 members.
1. Statement by the President
The President advised the meeting that it had been an exciting year for the Society with talks,
conferences and visits that had been well attended by both members and non-members. There had been
some reorganisation of committees. Two new committees had been formed and he hoped that expert
groups would be founded that could help archaeological groups in activities. The President then paid
tribute to the excellent results achieved by members and gave thanks to the Officers for the administration
of the Society.
2. Apologies for Absence: Apologies for absence were received from 14 members.
3. Minutes: The minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 14 May 2011 previously circulated
were
approved.
4. Matters Arising from the Minutes: None.
5. Report and Accounts for 2011
(a) Annual Report
The Hon General Secretary presented the Report of the Council for 2011, which had been circulated and
was approved.
(b) Accounts
The Hon Treasurer presented the Society’s accounts for the year ending 31 December 2011, which had
been approved by Council. Income for 2011 had risen £88,153, up 8.1% over the previous year and he was
pleased to report that subscriptions, investment income and charitable activities had all increased.
Expenditure had been contained at £88,957, a modest reduction of £72 on 2010. The deficit for the year
was thus £804, reduced from the 2010 deficit of £7,477. This demonstrates that a daily operating income
and expenditure position is under control by Council, significantly below the budgeted position approved by
Council for the year. The overall performance of the Society’s investment portfolio had reduced in value by
£88,702 eradicating the gain of £91,104 in 2010. Opening reserves at the start of 2011 were £1,455,212
and consequently the reserves carried over to 2012 were £1,365,706. £184,161 of this figure relates to the
General Reserve, which is the amount of monies available for day to day operations.
The Society’s auditors, Larkings (SE) LLP, had given an unblemished audit opinion for 2011 that indicated
that the accounts showed a true and fair position relating to 2011. The full Report and Accounts for 2011
are on the Society’s website at www.kentarchaeology.org.uk or can be requested from the Hon Treasurer or
the Hon General Secretary.
The President gave his thanks to the Hon Treasurer and to the Auditors for delivering the accounts on time
despite the changes required by a new Auditor and the tight time-scale.
6. Election of Officers
The following Officers, duly nominated by the Council, were declared elected under rule 25(c):
President: Mr I A Coulson BA, PGCE, FSA
Hon Editor: Mr T G Lawson MA, Dip.Kent Hist.
Hon Treasurer: Mr B F Beeching BA (Hons), MA, FCA
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Hon General Secretary: Dr P W Stutchbury MSc, PhD
Hon Librarian: Dr F H Panton CBE, PhD, FSA
Hon Membership Secretary: Mrs S B Broomfield FSA
Hon Curator: Dr A Richardson MPhil, PhD
Vice President: Dr F H Panton CBE, PhD FSA
Vice President: Mrs S B Broomfield FSA
7. Election of Members of the Council
The following members of Council were declared elected under rule 25(c):
Mr M L M Clinch BA Mr P A Harlow
8. Election of Patrons
The following persons of distinction, who had been duly nominated and who had consented to election to
the position of Patron of the Society, were elected by the members and affiliated Society’s present:
Mr Christopher Ronald Pout Mr Andrew Ian Moffat
9. Election of Auditors
Larkins (SE) LLP were elected as the Society’s auditors for the 2012 accounts.
10. Resolution
The following resolutions, as permitted by rule 14(a), were agreed by a majority of over two thirds of the
members present:
10.1 That this meeting of the Society resolves: that the Hon Excursions Officer shall be removed from the
list of Officers of the Society in rule 17 and rule 20(g).
10.2 That this meeting of the Society resolves: that rule 31(c) shall be deleted, and replaced with a new
rule 31(c):
That no chair of a committee, other than the relevant elected Officer of the Society, may serve for more than
three consecutive years, excepting that he/she shall be eligible for re-election for a further three years after
he/she has served three consecutive years, but this provision does not apply to any period before 19 May
2012.
11. Any Other Business
(a) Scrutineers: The following were elected from the members of the Society to act as scrutineers in any
ballots for Officers and Council the next year: Mr C Broomfield, Mr A Daniels, Mr J Fryer, Mrs M Lawrence,
Mr D Murray, Mr B Philp, Mr C Proudfoot and Mr C Tucker.
(b) No notices of any other business had been received, however the following items were discussed:
Victoria County History of Kent: Two new volumes are prepared for publication and work is in hand to set up
a trust to publish further volumes, possibly along thematic lines.
There is a display of Roman material from Thanet at Quex Park for the next three months.
The KAS Place Names Committee conference will be held on Saturday 3 November 2012 at the Visitor
Information Centre, Rochester.
The bid to HLF for an Archaeological Resource Centre has been rejected. A new site might be considered.
12. Presentations
Following the formal business, the meeting concluded with inspirational presentations by Dr Sheila
Sweetinburgh on Church Study Days, Mike Clinch on the successful formation of the Industrial Archaeology
Committee and Peter Clark who gave an up-to-the-minute report and exciting news on the Boat
1550BC project.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 2012
The Council of the Society presents its report and statement of accounts for the year ending 31 December
2012.
Administrative details of the charity, its trustees & advisers.
The Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission under number 223382.
The principal address of the Society is The Museum, St Faith’s Street, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LH. However,
correspondence should be addressed to the relevant Officer.
The members of the governing body of the Society (which is its Council whose members are its charity
trustees) during the period covered by this report were:
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I A Coulson
President
M Berg
P W Stutchbury
Hon General Secretary
M Clinch***
B F Beeching
Hon Treasurer
E C Edwards
S Broomfield
Hon Membership Secretary & Vice President**
K J Fryer
F H Panton
Hon Librarian & Vice President **
J M Gibson
T G Lawson
Hon Editor
D J Goacher
A Richardson
Hon Curator
P A Harlow***
E P Connell
Vice President
K H Kersey
P E Oldham
Vice President
R F Le Gear
R G Thomas
Vice President*
P M Reid
J Saynor
S M Sweetinburgh
C P Ward
S H Willis
* Retired at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 19 May 2012
** Elected Vice President at the AGM on 19 May 2012
*** Re-elected at the AGM on 19 May 2012
The Officers (other than the Vice Presidents) hold office for one year, the Vice Presidents hold office for seven
years and the other members for four years.
The Society’s main agents and advisers are:
Bankers: National Westminster Bank plc, 3 High Street, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1XU
Auditors: Larkings (SE) LLP, 31 St George’s Place, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1XD
Stockbrokers: UBS AG (London Branch), 1 Curzon Street, London W1J 5UB
Stockbrokers’ nominee company holding the Society’s investments: Productive Nominees Ltd, 1 Curzon
Street, London W1J 5UB.
Structure, governance and management
The Society is an unincorporated association governed by its rules which are published in Archaeologia
Cantiana from time to time and copies of which can be obtained from the Hon General Secretary. It is also
registered as a charity with HM Revenue & Customs which has made a direction under section 201 of the
Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. This permits certain members (generally those whose employment
is related to the Society’s activities) to obtain income tax relief on their subscriptions to the Society; further
details can be obtained from the Hon General Secretary.
The governing body of the Society is the Council whose members are its charity trustees and are elected by
the members of the Society at its annual general meeting in May each year. A list of them is set out above.
The Society’s activities are carried out throughout the ancient county of Kent. It has no staff and its officers
are only paid out-of-pocket expenses. It co-operates with its affiliated societies and the organizations
to which it is affiliated or of which it is a member. In particular it co-operates with the Canterbury
Archaeological Trust in promotion of education. Its activities are carried out by the Council, committees
and Officers.
Members of the Council are nominated by the members of the Society and elected at its annual general
meeting. The Council does not consider it proper for it to be involved in this process beyond advising
members of their right of nomination.
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Objectives and activities | Objects
The Society is established to promote the study and publication of archaeology and history in all their
branches, especially within the ancient county of Kent. The Society’s area of benefit is mainly (but not
exclusively) the ancient county of Kent which is considered to be the administrative County of Kent,
Medway Council and the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and part of Lewisham.
Achievements and performance | The main achievements during the year
Annual General Meeting: The Society’s annual general meeting was held at Canterbury on Saturday 19 May
2012 when the Council’s annual report and accounts for 2011 were accepted and Larkings (SE) LLP were
appointed as auditors. The Officers and members of the Council were elected; details are set out above
under Administrative Details. After the formal meeting members enjoyed presentations by Dr Sheila
Sweetinburgh on Church Study Days, Mike Clinch on the formation of the Industrial Archaeological
Committee and Peter Clark who gave the latest news on the Boat 1550BC project.
Fieldwork: In June, a Community History and Archaeology Committee was formed, led by Dr Pat Reid. As a
subgroup of the Fieldwork Committee, it will contact local groups to ascertain possible activities such as the
provision of themed conferences, study days and training sessions. A variety of fieldwork project activities
and reports have been undertaken, continued and supported by the Committee and Society throughout the
year. Grants were awarded to a number of individual projects and groups, including Ted Connell to examine
finds from the Eccles Villa Dig, whilst Maidstone Area Archaeological Group, Shorne Woods Archaeology
Project and the Wychling, Doddington and Newnham Historical Research Group received financial support.
A Roman lead scroll from the excavation at East Farleigh has also been conserved.
Publications: Archaeologia Cantiana volume 132 was published in June but with a reduced ‘Kent
bibliography’; the excluded material will appear in the 2013 volume. Cumulative indexing of volumes 110 to
120 was completed and put online, and a new indexer sought for volumes 121-130. Papers on the Wotton
Survey, and The lost tapestries of Knole were published on www.kentarchaeology.ac/ Kent Records New
Series will only be published online in future. The committee supported the establishment of a new research
and publication fund for investigating and promoting further studies into Kent’s past.
Churches: The established series of visits continued including Tonbridge School chapel and parish church;
Hinxhill and Wye parish churches, and the Sikh Temple in Gravesend. A Study Day was held at Holy Trinity,
Folkestone in April; The Oxford Movement and its Legacy. The Churches Committee webpage was expanded
and it can be accessed from the main Society website.
Historic Buildings: The Historic Buildings Committee held a Conference in October 2012 which concentrated
on the Cinque Ports. Several visits have been made to Wateringbury, to examine buildings which are either
not listed but should be, or which are incorrectly listed. Several discoveries have been made. A study day at
the Agricultural Museum at Brook attracted an attendance of more than 80 people.
Industrial Archaeology: This Committee has met three times and has planned the South Eastern Region
Industrial Archaeology Conference. Kent has a surprisingly rich and varied industrial past and it is the
intention of the Committee to ensure that the record is not lost.
Library and collections: The Library has continued to enlarge its holdings and its unique collection of books,
pamphlets, journals, ephemera, and visual records of Kentish archaeology and history, through donation,
purchase and a mutual exchange scheme with other local, national and international historical and
archaeological societies. Groups of volunteers met in the Library on Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
The Visual Records group has continued to digitally record the Society’s images. A selection of material
from the collection Hop Picking in Kent was put on the website. Further images from the hop gardens of
Kent were used in the research for an episode of Channel 4’s programme, Restoration Man. Work continues
on the recording and indexing of research bequeathed to the Society by past members including those of
Anne Roper; the index to these papers is now online. The Library continues to provide the Society’s venue
for committees and for meetings or courses available to members and for the general public.
Hon Curator: Conservation of a range of artefacts from the Society’s collections is now well underway at CSI:
Sittingbourne. The work, funded by the Society and assisted by the Library Committee, has proven timely;
many of the iron objects from the Anglo-Saxon cemeteries at Bifrons and Sarre are in urgent need of
attention. In the last year, there have been some fantastic opportunities to raise the Society’s profile
whilst advertising Kentish archaeology and conservation at the leading edge of public engagement.
Items exhibited, which belong to the Society but which are rarely seen in public, include some Bronze Age
ornaments from Aylesford as part of the touring exhibition Beyond the Horizon - the museum exhibition of
the Boat 1550BC project which will eventually relocate to Dover Museum. It is hoped that future initiatives
will provide further opportunities for both members and the general public to access, engage with, and
appreciate the Society’s collections.
Websites: The Society’s two websites continue to flourish, providing a valuable resource for researchers and
all interested in the history and archaeology of Kent. The websites have received a new front page with
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greater use of images and more modern graphics. www.kentarchaeology.ac comprises details from a
selection of the Society’s collections and many original research items. The transcription of the Wotton
papers continues to receive publicity and good media reports. Details of unpublished archaeological
reports are also available to assist researchers. www.kentarchaeology.org.uk provides information on
the structure, activities and meetings of the Society, together with a members’ research section of over
18,800 web pages. Work on the Christopher St John Breen Roman and Medieval Pottery Archive continues.
Education: The Committee has supported a number of high profile projects. Canterbury Archaeological
Trust’s Archaeology in Education Service (CAT, AES) received grants awarded in 2012. The Society is well
represented through their work and AES continues to offer a county-wide loans box service, classroom
support and web publications to schools. The Society supported events at Maidstone Museum and the
Powell-Cotton Museum during the National Festival of Archaeology and the annual Dig held at Bradstow
School in Broadstairs. Other activities supported included survey and excavations at Perry Wood, Field Work
Methods sessions in association with the University of Kent at Canterbury, and a Basic Archaeology course
for the Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society. An excavation project at Lyminge was supported by the Society
through CAT. A major contribution has also been made to the A Town Unearthed project, with schools on-site,
in the classroom and at Folkestone Museum and the development of resource kits. The North Downs and
Canterbury branches of the national Young Archaeologists Club (YAC) receive support from the Society.
Place-names: A one-day conference took place at Rochester, 3 November 2012. The speakers included Dr
Paul Cullen of the Bristol Centre for Linguistics at the University of the West of England, whose work now
includes locative surnames related to Kent. Dr Cullen also gave two well-received talks at the newly-opened
Kent History and Library Centre in Maidstone, on 12 May and 7 July. The latter was part of a BBC event,
The Great British Story: People’s History of Kent. Dr Cullen also hosted a ‘Surnames Clinic’, which was very
popular. It is hoped that all of these events raised awareness about Kent place and surnames beyond the
traditional audience.
Membership: Total membership at 31 December 2012 stood at 1287 (including individuals and joint
members but excluding institutional subscribers and corresponding societies); a small decrease on the
previous year, reflecting the loss of 44 members and addition of 39 new members.
Communications: The Communications Committee replaced the Membership and Publicity Committee. The
new Committee researched and implemented the new, updated, Society logo, and assisted in the new
front end design for the Society websites. An Information Technology audit is being undertaken. After much
consideration and research a new membership software package has been chosen and this will be in place
soon.
Other activities for members:
Newsletter: The popular and informative Newsletter was produced four times this year. Courses in History:
Two courses in history have been offered by Dr Jacqueline Bower on behalf of the Society in the library on
Mondays: Anglo Saxon England and Jutish Kent, c400-1066; Renaissance, Reformation and Reaction in
Europe 1453-1720. Both courses have been well attended by both members and the general public.
Press Releases: A closer relationship between Committees and our Hon Press Officer has been developed
in 2012. The resulting Press Releases have therefore been well-timed and opportune, providing and
communicating information on projects and achievements to communities beyond KAS membership.
Relations with other bodies: The Society appoints members or representatives to a number of other
organisations. Regular reports have been received from the Council for British Archaeology: South East
which had an annual general meeting and conference; Policing The Past, and the Council for British
Archaeology: London. The Society has regularly been represented at meetings of the Kent History
Federation.
Plans for future periods:
Challenges and Opportunities for 2013: The immediate future continues to provide challenges to improve
communications with members and improve administrative efficiency. All committees are encouraged to
recruit new members whilst ensuring the continuity of expertise provided by long-standing members.
Succession planning for Officers of the Society is in hand.
Business Planning: The Society continues to explore the potential of new media to modernise its image;
increase public benefit and membership; to generate income and contain the costs of publishing the
Newsletter and Archaeologia Cantiana. By reducing overall costs it is hoped to continue a full programme
of activities without the need to increase the annual subscription.
Financial review: The accompanying financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2012 show the
current state of the Society’s finances, which its Council considers to be sound. They comply with the
Council’s understanding of the current statutory requirements and the requirements of the Society’s rules.
Investments: The trustees seek, in the management of their investments, a balance between income and
capital growth. The Finance Committee oversees the management of the Society’s investments. The
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portfolio, managed by UBS AG (London Branch), increased by 6.7% and now stands at £1,248,001. They
currently yield 3.3%. The COIF investments, which currently yield 4.3% increased in value from £72,556 to
£79,299.
Investment powers: The Society’s investment powers are those given by the general law; its rules do not give it
any special investment powers. The Council has delegated some of its investment powers to UBS AG
(London Branch) in accordance with a scheme made by the Charity Commissioners on 18 April 1994.
Allen Grove Local History Fund: The Society administers the Allen Grove Local History Fund given in the will of
the late Allen Grove. Its objects are to promote research, preservation and enjoyment of local history. These
objects are consistent with those of the Society. It is a restricted fund and is invested separately from the
Society’s other investments. In accordance with the terms of the legacy, decisions on how the fund is to be
spent are taken by the Society’s Officers. During the year, six grants were made with a total value of £2,600.
Policy on reserves: The Council has budgeted each year to spend a sum considerably in excess of current
income.
Risk Management: The Council considered risk management in accordance with the recommendations of the
Charity Commission. It was satisfied that it had appropriate precautions and procedures in place to manage
risks and will keep them under review.
Public benefit: The Council has paid due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in
deciding what activities the Society should undertake. Council considers that some benefits can be more
effectively and efficiently delivered through a membership structure which also provides personnel to carry
out its work. The main activities undertaken by the Society in order to carry out its objects for the public
benefit comprise:
Publication of its annual journal Archaeologia Cantiana, the quarterly Newsletter, and other occasional
publications.
Publication of papers and information on historical and archaeological research on its websites.
Making information available in its library and by conferences, study days and lectures to members and
non-members.
Granting aid to others to undertake research or publish research results, provide educational programmes,
and promote interest in local history and archaeology.
The Society relies on its Officers and other members giving their time freely to organise its activities.
Without those contributions a substantial sum would be spent on salaries.
Trustees’ responsibilities statement - unincorporated charity:
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for
each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming
resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements,
the trustees are required:
to select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
to observe the methods and principles in the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice
to make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
to state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures
disclosed and explained in the financial statements
to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy
at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements
comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions
of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information
included on the charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and
dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
P W Stutchbury
Hon General Secretary, on behalf of the Council, 18 May 2013